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RSO 90, 030 (P286566)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 10047

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

81.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 33.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(iku)? 1/4(iku) GAN2 geszimmar
2. 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 ki-gal2
3. 3(u) 1(disz) {gesz}geszimmar
4. {gesz}kiri6 ab-ba
5. 1/4(iku) GAN2 geszimmar
6. 5(u) la2 2(disz) {gesz}geszimmar
7. 8(disz) {gesz}pesz3 gal
8. 2(u) 3(disz) HAR {gesz}pesz3 gid2
9. 2(u) {gesz}szinig gid2
10. {gesz}kiri6 a-tu
11. lugal-u2-szim-e
12. ugula a2-na-na szandana
reverse
1. 1(iku) GAN2 gesztin ka-a-du
2. 1/4(iku) GAN2 al ak
3. 2(iku) 1/4(iku) ki-gal2
4. 2(disz) {gesz}geszimmar
5. 3(disz) {gesz}par4 gal
6. 2(disz) HAR {gesz}par4 gid2
7. 1(disz) HAR {gesz}ha-lu-ub2 gid2
8. 1(disz) {gesz}ab-ba dim
9. 5(disz) {gesz}ab-ba gid2
10. lu2-du10-ga nu-{gesz}kiri6
11. ugula sipa-{d}nin-gir2-su-ke4-in-pa3
12. {gesz}kiri6 gid2-da sza3 lagasz{ki}

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet Artifact type comments:
lentil
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 81.0 high × 75.0 wide × 33.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
lentil

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: RSO 90, 030

[Greco2017-98673] Greco, Angela. 2017. “A Round Tablet Concerning Gardens from Ur III Girsu. Ordinary Administration or Scribal Training?” Rivista Degli Studi Orientali 90: 29–39.
citation: CBCY 3, 231 NBC 10047

[Sigrist2001CBCY3] Sigrist, Marcel. 2001. Neo-Sumerian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 10047
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2020-11-13 at 09:33:21	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Ditchey, Mallory; Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (077833) (077833)
Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-013014) (BC-013014)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.10047) (NBC.10047)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“RSO 90, 030 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P286566.

RSO 90, 030 artifact entry (No. P286566). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P286566 (Original work published 2006)

RSO 90, 030 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P286566 (Accessed: December 19, 2025).

@misc{2023RSO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {RSO 90, 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P286566},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P286566},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RSO 90, 030 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P286566.

RSO 90, 030 artifact entry (No. P286566). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P286566 (Original work published 2006)

RSO 90, 030 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P286566 (Accessed: December 19, 2025).

@misc{2023RSO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {RSO 90, 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P286566},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P286566},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P286566
LB  - CDLI:P286566
M1  - 2025/12/19/
TI  - RSO 90, 030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P286566
ER  -